5 things to do: Trick or treat in Lexington Center

Wednesday

Oct 24, 2018 at 4:48 AM

Trick or treat in Lexington Center: 2-5 p.m., Oct. 31. Various Lexington Center businesses. Come visit your neighborhood businesses to see what treats they have in store for you and your children. Bring your preschool- and elementary-age children in their costumes to as many of the 70 participating businesses as you can visit during the Lexington Retailers Association's 17th annual Halloween trick-or-treat event. All participating businesses--including the Lexington Minuteman office at 9 Meriam St, Suite 11--will be displaying orange, black and white balloons at their doorways. For information and a list of participating businesses: halloweeninlexington.com

First Baptist Church’s 60th Annual Fall Fair: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 27, First Baptist Church, 1580 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington. For information: 781-862-9050; fbc1580@rcn.com; https://go.evvnt.com/291912-0. The First Baptist Church of Lexington will host the annual Fall Fellowship Fair. Breakfast will be served 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Homemade muffins baked on site will be featured along with other menu items. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Homemade corn chowder made on site will be featured along with other menu items. There will be a jewelry table, cookie walk, baked goods, homemade crafts, yard sale items and a book room plus outside vendors selling various products. Free outdoor bounce house and popcorn for children on the front lawn of the church. The First Baptist Church is located at 1580 Massachusetts Ave. in Lexington across from the Police Station in Lexington Center.

Special Needs Arts Programs Founders Fund event: 2-4 p.m. Oct. 28, Estabrook School, 117 Grove St., Lexington. For information: 781-325-8025; info@snaparts.org; http://snaparts.org. This year’s fall concert will feature SNAP’s Sing Along choruses, directed by Tom Malone and accompanied by Harley Smith III. Special guest performers will be the Boston Jazz Voices, directed by Tsunernori Abe. An 18-voice a cappella ensemble devoted to vocal jazz and known for their lush, sophisticated and complex vocal arrangements, Boston Jazz Voices has performed in the greater Boston area for over 25 years. In addition to the concert, boxed cards and matted prints created by SNAP’s artists will be on display and available for purchase. The concert will be followed by a reception and raffle. Proceeds from the event will benefit the programs that SNAP delivers for individuals with developmental disabilities who live in this area.

“Which Witch Is Which": 1-2 p.m. Oct. 27, NextDoor Theater, 40 Cross St., Winchester. Cost: $10. For information and tickets: 781-729-5543; http://kidstocktheater.com. Kidstock! Creative Theater will present a family show from a new original work, written by Kidstock! founder and creative director, Brian Milauskas. This Halloween-themed play features two familiar witches from Oz, trying to tell the same story through word play, joke and song. Audience members can attend in Halloween costumes and will be invited onstage to assist the cast.